Context | Current Aggressions
9 JULY 2022 The Democratic Party-sanctioned police rampage in Akron, Ohio | https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/07/09/qlnp-j09.html
6 JULY 2022 Former Cleveland Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice, 12, Named Tioga, Pennsylvania’s Lone Cop | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-officer-who-killed-tamir-rice-hired-in-pennsylvania_n_62c63da2e4b04516845ddc14
2 JUNE 2022 Ohio bill to arm school staff heads to governor’s desk | https://fox4kc.com/news/national/ohio-bill-to-arm-school-staff-heads-to-governors-desk/
27 JAN 2022 Why We’re Investigating the Cuyahoga County Court System | https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/01/27/why-we-re-investigating-the-cuyahoga-county-court-system
2021
5 OCT 2021 Dayton Police Officer Seen On Camera Dragging Paraplegic Black Man Out Of His Car | https://www.whio.com/news/local/dayton-police-promise-thorough-review-after-body-cam-shows-officers-drag-man-who-says-hes-disable/UF7RPTWWRNEZTGNCGJE3ZJQYVY/
9 AUG 2021 Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same Crime | https://www.theroot.com/ohio-court-sentences-black-woman-to-18-months-in-prison-1847451421
18 JUNE 2021 Ohio shooting victim dies after he’s run over by cops called to help | https://nypost.com/2021/06/18/ohio-shooting-victim-dies-after-cop-runs-him-over/
21 APR 2021 Columbus Ohio Police Kill Makiyah Bryant, 16 | https://www.joe.co.uk/news/15-year-old-girl-shot-dead-by-police-in-columbus-ohio-270541
17 APR 2021 Justice for Tamar Rice, 12, murdered by Cleveland police | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/04/17/abolishthepolice-justice-for-tamar-rice-family/
Legislation
Bill Forthcoming? No action, (as of May 2021) | https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/04/21/ohio-lawmakers-call-police-reforms-after-shootings-protests/7318927002/
Ohio lawmakers are ready to take another run at legislation requiring 1) a professional licensing and oversight board for officers, 2) a statewide database of officer discipline, 3) a statewide database of all use of force reports, and 4) a study committee to find a way to pay for additional mandated training.
No bill introduced as of 5 MAY 2021.
